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Korean idiom Feel a chill down one's spine

등골 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 오싹하다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 등골(이) 오싹하다
  • 등골이 오싹하다
  • 등골 오싹하다

English rendering Feel a chill down one's spine Literal translation: “One's spine shivers”

Meaning 1

등골에 소름이 끼칠 정도로 매우 놀라거나 두렵다.

Be so startled or afraid that goosebumps rise along one's spine.

Dictionary example 1

교통사고 장면은 생각만 해도 등골이 오싹하다 .

Just thinking of the traffic accident sends chills down my spine.

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“등골이 오싹하다” — Feel a chill down one's spine: Be so startled or afraid that goosebumps rise along one's spine.
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